Converting California : Indians and Franciscans in the missions / James A. Sandos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandos, James A.

Series:

Yale Western Americana series (Unnumbered)

Western Americana series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Serra, Junípero, Saint, 1713-1784.

Serra, Junípero.

Franciscans--Missions--California--History.

Franciscans.

Indians of North America--Missions--California--History.

Indians of North America.

Indians, Treatment of--California--History.

Indians, Treatment of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a compelling and balanced history of the California missions and their impact on the Indians they tried to convert. Focusing primarily on the religious conflict between the two groups, it sheds new light on the tensions, accomplishments, and limitations of the California mission experience. James A. Sandos, an eminent authority on the American West, traces the history of the Franciscan missions from the creation of the first one in 1769 until they were turned over to the public in 1836. Addressing such topics as the singular theology of the missions, the role of music in bonding Indians to Franciscan enterprises, the diseases caused by contact with the missions, and the Indian resistance to missionary activity, Sandos not only describes what happened in the California missions but offers a persuasive explanation for why it happened.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. California's Missions as Instruments of Social Control

2. Indians at Contact

3. Junípero Serra and Franciscan Evangelization

4. The Indians of San Diego Say ''No!''

5. Serra Refuses to Turn Back

6. Fermín Francisco Lasuén and Evangelization

7. Evangelization in Serra's Shadow

8. ''The Only Heritage Their Parents Gave Them'': Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Other Diseases

9. Music and Conversion

10. Indian Resistance to Missionization

11. Assessing California's Missions

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-240) and index.

ISBN:

9786611729455

9781281729453

1281729450

9780300129120

0300129122

OCLC:

952731982